The offseason is winding down for the Cardinals. The St. Louis pitchers and catchers report to spring-training headquarters in Jupiter on Feb. 15. The position players check in on Feb. 20, and the first exhibition game (vs. Washington) is set for Feb. 25. It’s...
I hope you had a pleasant New Year’s Weekend. It’s back to work for me, and I’m good with that because I enjoy what I do for a living. Today I resume my look at individual Cardinal players, how they performed in 2022, and what it may tell us about what to expect in...
Hey, there. Here’s the latest in my series of reports on individual Cardinal players for 2022. I’ve completed the position players and are progressing through the pitching staff, having covered Adam Wainwright, Jack Flaherty, Miles Mikolas and Steven Matz. NEXT UP:...
Greetings. I hope you had the best Christmas holiday weekend. Time for another 2022-season report on a Cardinals pitcher. I’m still assessing the starters. It’s taken a lot of time to compile these babies, but I want to be thorough. And I use these look-backs to 2022...
Is Steve Cohen finished with his diabolical plot to ruin Major League Baseball? Well, maybe … at least for now. But you are advised to wait until next offseason when Cohen purchases presumptive free-agent Shohei Ohtani for a record-shattering price. If Ohtani demands...
For decades, MLB commissioners and franchise owners have been crying poor about the business of baseball. The mewling is endless and dishonest and laughably absurd. But the people who run the sport and control the teams have done an effective job of convincing the...
BIRD BYTES The annual MLB winter meetings open this weekend in San Diego, as high-ranking members of the 30 baseball front offices huddle with each other and player agents to explore options and weigh the risks and rewards of potential free-agent signings and trades....
In a story first reported by STLtoday baseball writer Derrick Goold, Adam Wainwright is returning to the Cardinals in 2023 for his 18th season with the franchise. Here are three reactions. The opinion that you’ll dislike is listed at No. 3, in the bottom part of...
Harrison Bader represents the best of postseason baseball. The adventure of it all. The wonder of it all. The craziness of it all. The former Cardinal center fielder is reinforcing the obvious reality that so many fans and media stubbornly refuse to accept: when the...
